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October 2021

October 1

Trafficking report focused on victim voice

October 1, 2021

When appraising the landscape through a global lens, a case can be made that 2021 has been a banner year in the fight against the evil, entrenched practice of human trafficking.

Mary Marrocco: We need to learn to speak our faith

October 1, 2021

Having seen many performances of Shakespeare’s play, I have heard many actors’ interpretations of Hamlet’s response to the seemingly-innocent question: “What do you read, my lord?” With dry irony, or with bitterness, weariness, humour or biting sarcasm, Hamlet replies: “Words, words, words.” Like his author, Hamlet had reason to be fed up with words, and reason to be entranced with them. So have we all.

CWL council earns premier’s award

October 1, 2021

The Notre Dame de Lorette Council of The Catholic Women’s League (CWL) has been honoured by the province of Manitoba with the Premier’s Volunteer Service Award.

October 2

Immigrant centre aids 200 Afghan refugees

October 2, 2021

Resettlement agencies are working to find ways to meet the holistic needs of the growing number of Afghan refugees arriving in Canada.

‘Internal whisper’ draws 47-year-old to priesthood

October 2, 2021

Becoming a priest at age 47 is a day Fr. Chad Franklin won’t soon forget.

Support group offers solace in time of pain

October 2, 2021

SURREY, B.C. -- Doriano and Patricia Baisi’s eldest daughter Jenny was the kind of person you’d find first in line if you mentioned you needed some help.

Indigenous input needed in end-of-life care

October 2, 2021

As far as legislation goes, as far as the political parties are concerned, and in the eyes of the medical establishment, the debate over MAiD and euthanasia is over. The Supreme Court of Canada, Parliament and the Canadian Medical Association have pronounced their final words on the subject.

Gerry Turcotte: How to live the liturgy through everyday work

October 2, 2021

There is an old joke that asks what the difference is between a liturgist and a terrorist. The punchline: You can negotiate with a terrorist.

October 3

Catholic Missions slowly bounces back

October 3, 2021

Rewind the clocks to late July 2020. Five months into the COVID-19 pandemic and Catholic Missions In Canada had already paid a heavy toll.

God's Word on Sunday: We need gift of wisdom to see the light

October 3, 2021

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Oct. 10 (Year B) Wisdom 7:7-11; Psalm 90; Hebrews 4:12-13; Mark 10:17-30 Daily financial reports are the lifeblood of the economy. We receive constant reports of the current market value of stocks, natural resources and precious metals. Fortunes rise and fall on fluctuations in their value. One quotation we will never find, however, is the value of wisdom.

Two-year posting now seven, and counting

October 3, 2021

Denise and Joshua Grimard and their children were away visiting family when they received word that their community of Telegraph Creek in the northern British Columbia interior was among the communities decimated by raging wildfires that swept over the province in August 2018.

Luke Stocking: The world is full of God’s grandeur

October 3, 2021

It’s 4:30 a.m. and I cannot sleep. I am too excited. Same thing happened yesterday. I am sitting up in bed in a Comfort Inn in North Bay, Ont. My brother is beside me, also awake. In several hours we will head into Algonquin Park back country for four days in search of brook trout. It is supposed to rain the whole time. And yet, I am still excited.

October 4

Three Swiss Guards quit over vaccine mandate

October 4, 2021

VATICAN CITY -- Three members of the Pontifical Swiss Guard have hung up their halberds rather than be vaccinated against COVID-19, and three others were temporarily suspended in early October as they were completing the vaccination cycle, the spokesman for the guards told a Swiss newspaper.

October 5

Pope Francis prays for victims of abuse in France

October 5, 2021

VATICAN CITY -- The Catholic Church's inability to make victims of abuse their top concern is a cause for intense shame, Pope Francis said.

At embezzlement trial, lawyers 'surprised' by Vatican prosecution's request

October 5, 2021

VATICAN CITY -- A request by Vatican prosecutors to withdraw testimony in a megatrial regarding financial malfeasance prompted defense lawyers to call for the case to be thrown out.

October 6

Report estimates 330,000 children abused in French church since 1950s

October 6, 2021

An independent report on sexual abuse in the French Catholic Church estimates 330,000 children have been abused since the 1950s. Most of the victims were pre-adolescent boys of all social backgrounds, and more than a third of the assaults were committed by laypeople.

Speaking Out: Nuanced approach to mental well-being

October 6, 2021

I was scrolling through my news feed on Twitter last week when I stumbled upon a quite shocking meme.

High school gridiron star earns national spotlight

October 6, 2021

Matthew Ljuden still has no clue who submitted his name and highlight tape for consideration in NFL Canada’s Way to Play High School initiative.

Pope Francis, faith leaders jointly urge nations to care for creation

October 6, 2021

VATICAN CITY -- High-level representatives of the world’s religions came together with Pope Francis at the Vatican to show their joint commitment to caring for the Earth and to appeal to world leaders to deepen their commitments to mitigating climate change.

Charles Lewis: Courage took back seat in leaders’ debate

October 6, 2021

Nothing really happened in the election of 2021. Except for one thing that you might have missed if you happened to yawn or blink during the English leaders debate on Sept. 9.